Dominic Giordano

Class:
Senior
Event(s):
DIVE
Hometown:
Wexford, Pa.
High School:
Pine-Richland

Dominic Giordano Superlatives
Pitt's First S&D NCAA Champion (3M, 2016)
2017 NCAA All-American: 1-Meter Dive
2017 NCAA All-American: Platform
2017 ACC Champs. Most Valuable Diver
2017 ACC Champion: 3-Meter Dive
2016 ACC Male Diver of the Year
2016 NCAA Champion: 3-Meter Dive
2016 NCAA Finalist: 1-Meter Dive
2015 ACC Champion: Platform Dive

Pitt School Record Holder
3-Meter Dive, 462.23, vs. Bucknell, 10/24/15
1-Meter Dive, 434.63, vs. WVU, 1/7/17
Platform Dive, 413.85, ACC Champs, 2/21/15

2016-17 Season

Finished his historic collegiate career with more honors and accolades
Was the Pitt Blue-Gold Award winner, earning a place on the Pitt Varsity Walk forever
Received All-ACC Academic honors for the first time
Became the first Pitt diver to earn All-America in each diving event
Was a 2017 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American on 1-meter and platform
Placed 10th on platform and 16th on 1M at NCAAs (March 23-25)
Named the Most Valuable Men's Diver of the ACC Championships (Feb. 13-16)
Won an ACC title on 3-meter, placed third on platform and took fourth on 1-meter
Dominated the regular season, winning nearly every event he competed in
Was named ACC Men's Diver of the Week five times, taking his career tally to nine
Set the Pitt and Trees Pool record on 1-meter against West Virginia (Jan. 7)
His 1M six-dive points total of 434.63 gave him all three Pitt men's diving records

2015-16 Season

Became the first swimmer or diver in Pitt history to win a national title
Was crowned the NCAA Champion on 3-meter with a finals score of 460.30
Also earned NCAA All-American honors on 1-meter after placing eighth
Qualified for the Olympic Trials in preparation for the 2016 Olympics in Rio
Was named the ACC Male Diver of the Year after a dominating season
Set the Pitt 3-meter six-dive scoring record with 462.23 points vs. Bucknell (Oct. 24)
Finaled in each event at the ACC Championships (Feb. 17-20)
Placed third on 1-meter and 3-meter and took fourth on platform

2014-15 Season

ACC Champion on platform with a school-record tally of 413.85 in the final
Posted a 97.35 out of 99 on his final dive to come from behind to win the event
Also reached the 3-meter final at ACCs and took eighth
Placed 12th on platform at the ACC Championships (Feb. 18-21)
Qualified for the NCAA Championships (March 26-28) in all three diving events
ACC Men's Diver of the Week on Jan. 20
Completed his transfer to Pitt and started in January 2015

2013-14 Season (at Florida State)

Competed in the 2013 USA Diving Nationals
Placed ninth with 1069.75 points on platform
Competed in several dual meets, earning wins in all three events

High School

Four-time All-American while representing Pine Richland
Two-time WPIAL Champion in the boys' 1-meter
PIAA State Champion in 2013
Placed 10th at the 2012 AT&T Nationals on platform
Placed 11th on platform at the 2013 World Championship Trials
Represented Pitt Aquatic Club, where he was coached by Doe and Julian Krug.

Personal

Born Oct. 20, 1994
Son of Louis and Lisa Giordano
Has one sister, Ali, and one brother, Vincent
Graduated from Pine Richland High School in 2013 on the highest honor roll
Father, Louis, played quarterback for Youngstown State University football
Mmother, Lisa, was a gymnast at YSU
Sister, Ali, was a diver at Ohio University
Moved to Western Pennsylvania from Pleasanton, Calif.
Majored in Humanities Area

Dominic Giordano’s Career Performances
Event	Score	Date	Venue
1-Meter Dive	434.63	1/7/2017	Pitt vs. West Virginia
3-Meter Dive	462.23	10/24/2015	Pitt vs. Bucknell
Platform Dive	413.85	2/21/2015	ACC Championships